. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . ,1 GOSHEN HOLE ESCARPMENT AND CHIMNEY ROCK; TRELONA POST-OFFICEIN B, WATER HOLE AND CATTLE, GOSHEN HOLE LOWLAND. adams.] SETTLEMENT AND OCCUPANCY OF PUBLIC LANDS. map (PL VIII) as being irrigated are nearly all devoted to the raisingof alfalfa. The hay commands a good price for local use. Along thevalleys whore il is raised the larger ranches arc Located, and duringwinter the cattle which must be fed are brought in off the range andcarried through the winter storms by feeding on the alfalfa. Thehardier c
. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . ,1 GOSHEN HOLE ESCARPMENT AND CHIMNEY ROCK; TRELONA POST-OFFICEIN B, WATER HOLE AND CATTLE, GOSHEN HOLE LOWLAND. adams.] SETTLEMENT AND OCCUPANCY OF PUBLIC LANDS. map (PL VIII) as being irrigated are nearly all devoted to the raisingof alfalfa. The hay commands a good price for local use. Along thevalleys whore il is raised the larger ranches arc Located, and duringwinter the cattle which must be fed are brought in off the range andcarried through the winter storms by feeding on the alfalfa. Thehardier cattle are usually left to graze on land which is reserved forwinter pasture. The particular value of alfalfa to the ranchman liesin the fact thai he is enabled by feeding it to prevent losses in hisherd and bring his stock through in better condition for fattening inthe spring, so that they go into the market early. Forage plants other than alfalfa have not been experimented withextensively. It is not improbable that other crops could be raisedwhich would yield a larger amount of food for cattle per acre thanalfalfa. They would require more cultivati
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